Dubravka and now Butland, the excitement is getting too much. Is Heaton really that bad?
just hope no stupid loan fee.
just hope no stupid loan fee.
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Big day today.
Erik and his goalkeeping coaches don’t rate Heaton? Surely Tom did something to piss he manager off 
Apparently he said big Pep Guardiola is my idolErik and his goalkeeping coaches don’t rate Heaton? Surely Tom did something to piss he manager off
He's nearly 37, when he last played with any regularity it was over two years ago and was picking up injuries then. No doubt that keepers can play on longer than outfield players, but it feels like a needless risk to not get extra cover in. Imagine De Gea twists his knee and is out for a month, do we really want to be relying on Heaton?
From all accounts, a very nice guy, probably just not quite good enough to be considered anything other than part of the training set-up or an emergency backup.
That said, I'd like Heaton to get a cup appearance or two for the fact he started here over 20 years ago.
We love a meme signing at GK
What is Lee Grant up to these days?
What is Lee Grant up to these days?
Spot on
Sensible post. Every big club has a senior keeper, a number one and a back up.
BITE!
He was a decent goalie under Sparky at Stoke so not a bad squad option.
That's a throwback. I remember that thread being on the main page
i thought he looked really good about 7 years ago
Yes another goalkeeper, why nobody knows.
Haven’t we still got Tom Heaton? Has he even played a game yet? And we’re signing another GK
Heaton is 37. Stop being so dramatic. This is the replacement of DubrawkaHaven’t we still got Tom Heaton? Has he even played a game yet? And we’re signing another GK
Exciting times 
So that’s
Sergio Romero
Victor Valdes
Lee Grant
Tom Heaton
Martin Dubravka
Jack Butland
All since Van Gaal. Am I missing anyone?
Sergio Romero
Victor Valdes
Lee Grant
Tom Heaton
Martin Dubravka
Jack Butland
All since Van Gaal. Am I missing anyone?
de gea.
Is this a cocks out?
Would be funny since I think Ben Foster was the first signing of the Glazers era.
Maybe because Dubravka got recalled and we need a no. 2
i have a rule that i’ve always lived by and that’s “never get your cock out for a number two.”
Van der Sar
Because we only have two.
Sensible stopgap.
Fair enough. I would have wanted a better number 2 personally (but then is there anyone available?) - but it is what it is.
We love signing keepers and old strikers its seems.
Ibra
Ighalo
Cavani
Ronaldo
Ibra
Ighalo
Cavani
Ronaldo
Isn't he still with us ?
He’s a coach at ipswich
Welcome Jack. Hope he still has some of the old, international cap-worthy form. If only we could sign outfield players just as smoothly.
Big day today
fecking get in
Butts out.
What's the point of having Heaton around if he's deemed such a massive risk to be on the bench?
People who understand football better than me will tell me you "need" an experienced 3rd choice keeper instead of a youngster, but I've never quite understood why.
It just seems a great way to waste a salary higher than a youth teamer would get.
People who understand football better than me will tell me you "need" an experienced 3rd choice keeper instead of a youngster, but I've never quite understood why.
It just seems a great way to waste a salary higher than a youth teamer would get.
Maybe some McClaren input on this, he was manager of Derby when Butland had a loan spell there in 2014. To complete the link it was a 6 game spell as cover for an injured Lee Grant.
And your points what? We played VDS when he was 40
And your points what? We played VDS when he was 40
There's a big difference between Edwin Van Der Sar and Tom Heaton.
My point was… what’s age got to do with it? He brought up age so I said and what…
I can already hear the stretford end after a world class save
“his name was Jack Jack, he is my bubba, he is my boo boo boo boo”
Exciting times
“his name was Jack Jack, he is my bubba, he is my boo boo boo boo”
Exciting times
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